Ropes & Gray interview questions

Lovely offices and friendly approachable interview, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Straight forward approach and questions to interviews without seeming like a check box list of questions to get through. Amused the curveball question, 'So, if I met one of your colleagues, what would they have to say about you'? A simple strengths and weaknesses question, but disarming in its positioning, especially if you divergent in thought processing. All-in-all, a genuinely enjoyable interview and grok impression of Ropes & Gray suggests that it will be a lovely company to work for.

Sat with a partner and associate. Basic questions i.e why the firm, describe a time you had a disagreement and how you resolved it. And a few specific private equity questions towards the end, i.e, what is your understanding of private equity, which types of investors are generally involved. i.e.